Fundraising
The fundraising topic is designed to provide you with resources to help fund your fire department or raise funds to aid your members and community.
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Voters in Missoula approved a fire levy to increase staffing, purchase equipment and build a new fire station
Most of the firefighting equipment in Port Aransas was damaged or destroyed by Harvey
The Norwood Fire Department donated $900 to Mackenzie’s Trost’s fundraiser for the bike, and presented it to her at the firehouse
Our readers sounded off, discussing the many pros and cons of using business decals to raise money for the department
Mesa Fire Department hopes to earn around $250,000 from the program that will include two decals on each truck
Funds for the nearly $4,000 memorial stone, feauturing the Fireman’s and EMT prayers, came through donations
Firefighters teamed up with nonprofit organization Cat Network for the shoot, and the proceeds will benefit animals affected by the recent California wildfires
Representatives from Pueblo law enforcement and fire department competed in a hockey game designed to raise funds for underprivileged children
Omaha Fire Department Chief Dan Olsen said the calendar did not align with the department’s mission statement
What started as a Christmas gift by Justin Gordon turned into a community-wide effort to deliver food once a month to a fire station
Firefighter-paramedic Katie Kline said she was shocked at the 180 community members who signed up to play baseball to raise money for Adrian Karuku
The pranks began when firefighters tied a donut to a string and flew it over to the police department with a drone
Newton County Rescue and Recovery is using GoFundMe with a $20,000 goal to purchase a 16-foot get boat and equipment
Chief Lee Laubach said the contribution was invaluable when a fire struck a home filled with about 50 cats and several dogs
Chad Robertson has started the Las Vegas First Responder Thank You Fund with the goal of raising $100,000 to deliver 1,000 gift baskets to responders
The Zanesville Fire Department raised more than $8,000 for MDA by standing outside of Wal-Mart filling boots with money
The suspect stole the money raised for MDA and then threw the boot into the harbor
The Code Green Campaign created a fund to help responders and their families who need help paying for mental health care
Firefighter Matthew Tidrow has convinced grocery stores to sell his pizza spice packets after discovering the recipe when he ran out of pizza sauce
Their 500-mile journey is part of an ongoing effort to raise money for firefighters and their family members who have been afflicted with cancer
After a family was unable to save their pets from a house fire, crews used their newly-donated animal oxygen masks to save the cats
Participants followed the footsteps of Stephen Siller, who ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center on 9/11
Eddie Wu drove for 17 hours, served meals for 44 more, then drove back home in time to see his kids off on their first day of school
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Officials said a firefighter and police officer couple allegedly kept around $12,000 after raising money for families of fallen responders
The safety product company donated almost 100,000 PPE pieces to support responders in the region impacted by the storm
A Flock of Seagulls will perform, along with guest speakers such as Lou Gossett Jr., Dr. Stephen Johnson and more
A fire department employee discovered that his wallet had been taken while they raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Khiara Archibald has raised about $1,300 and hopes to buy back-up power generators for the fire departments
City commissioners passed a panhandling ordinance in July that restricts panhandling from vehicles and on the roadways
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